Show LITTLEFIELDS CANDIDACY Maine Congressman Anxious to Succeed Suc-ceed Henderson as Spcnkcr Council Bluffs la Sept 25 Congressman Con-gressman Littlefleld of Maine passed through this city this nftecnoon en rout to San Francisco When asked to give his opinion of the effect of the withdrawal of Speaker Henderson from the race from the Third Iowa district ho stated that outside of the State of Iowa ho thought there would be no appreciable ap-preciable effect while In the state of Iowa he was satisfied the action of the Speaker would have the effect of awakening the Republicans to a greater great-er activity than they would otherwise have exhibited Hu anticipated a better bet-ter showing from Iowa Republicans thin year than they made last year When ho was naked of his connection with the antiliuat movement he stated that he would rather not say anything about what his measure woud recommend but would say that he was giving the matter atlunllon every duy and that all the speeches that he was now delivering were along the lines ho expected 16 follow in the measure he has been asked by Presl dent Roosevelt to prepare Asked of tho rumor that he war to be a candidate for Speaker of the House to succeed Speaker IlPiidcriJon he stated that he vao an avowed candidate can-didate with very nattering prospects Hs sjiiA his support would come from 1 parts 5f the country not from the East alone He anticipated as many Rood friends among the Rpprcacnla lives o tho West and Middle West an he had in the extreme East |